Robbery in Lyon left five employees slightly injured after explosion in latest high-profile incident to hit country
Six people armed with military-grade weapons have used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, slightly injuring five employees in the latest high-profile daytime heist to hit France.
The audacious raid took place on Thursday afternoon, with police quickly arresting the suspected perpetrators and recovering the loot estimated to be worth €12m (£10.5m), officials said.
Five employees of Laboratoires Pourquery were “slightly injured in the explosion” and three were taken to hospital for checks, the regional prefecture said. Twenty-eight employees were present when the robbers struck.
The suspects, believed to be seasoned criminals, were detained shortly afterwards in the neighbouring town of Vénissieux, a source close to the case said.
